2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 30 – July 3, 2016 |
| Location | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Course(s) |
Firestone Country Club South Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,400 yards (6,767 m) |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $9,500,000 |
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The 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is a professional golf tournament to be held June 30 – July 3 on the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It will be the 18th WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of the World Golf Championships events in 2016.
Because of the tournament's timing in the schedule running opposite of the Alstom Open de France, the European Tour will not be co-sanctioning the tournament this year.
Venue
Course layout
The South Course was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.[1]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 399 | 526 | 442 | 471 | 200 | 469 | 219 | 482 | 494 | 3702 | 410 | 418 | 180 | 471 | 467 | 221 | 667 | 400 | 464 | 3698 | 7400 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Field
The field consists of players drawn primarily from the Official World Golf Ranking and the winners of the world-wide tournaments with the strongest fields.
1. Playing members of the 2015 United States and International Presidents Cup teams.
Steven Bowditch, Jason Day (4), Rickie Fowler (4), Branden Grace (4), Bill Haas, J. B. Holmes, Thongchai Jaidee (4), Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson, Chris Kirk, Matt Kuchar, Anirban Lahiri, Danny Lee, Marc Leishman (4), Hideki Matsuyama (4), Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen, Patrick Reed, Charl Schwartzel (4), Adam Scott (4), Jordan Spieth (4), Jimmy Walker, Bubba Watson (4)
- Bae Sang-moon was unable to compete due to a military obligation in South Korea.
2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of June 20, 2016.
3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of June 27, 2016.
4. Tournament winners, whose victories are considered official, of tournaments from the Federation Tours since the prior season's Bridgestone Invitational with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 115 points or more.[2]
Kristoffer Broberg, Victor Dubuisson, Jason Dufner, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Marcus Fraser, Fabián Gómez, Emiliano Grillo, Jim Herman, Charley Hoffman, Andrew Johnston, Matt Jones, Smylie Kaufman, Kevin Kisner, Russell Knox, Davis Love III, Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy, Thorbjørn Olesen, Justin Rose, Brandt Snedeker, Song Young-han, Brian Stuard, Vaughn Taylor, Justin Thomas, Danny Willett
5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:
- Asian Tour: Thailand Golf Championship (2015) – Jamie Donaldson
- PGA Tour of Australasia: Australian PGA Championship (2015)[3] – Nathan Holman
- Japan Golf Tour: Bridgestone Open (2015) – Michio Matsumura
- Japan Golf Tour: Japan Golf Tour Championship – June 5
- Sunshine Tour: Dimension Data Pro-Am – George Coetzee
Past champions expected in the field
| Player | Country | Year won |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Lowry |  Ireland | 2015 |
| Rory McIlroy |  Northern Ireland | 2014 |
| Adam Scott |  Australia | 2011 |
References
- ↑ "Courses". Firestone Country Club. 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ The 'Strength of Field Rating' is a loose term for what the Official World Golf Ranking calls the 'Total Rating Value' (see Event ranking).
- ↑ "New sanctioning agreement for 2015 Australian PGA Championship".
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